The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-11
BRITISH JUBILEE coins,

For the past fifty years British
coins have borne the likeness of the
Queen, which was modelled by Will
liam Wyon, h. A., modeler and en-
graver to the Mint on Her Majesty's
ascension in 1887. This year Her
Majesty has decided that hencefor-
ward the coins should bear the new
enigy, modelled by j. +. Boehm, II.
A. In this the Queen appears crown
ed and yelled, with the Ribbon and
Star and Garter, and the Victoria
and Albert order. The legend
"Victoria Del Gratia Britanniarum
Regina, Fidei Defensor" is var-
ously arranged on the different coins.
Alterations in some of the coins will
also be made, while others will re-
main unchanged. Thus the reverse
of the sovereign will still bear the
design of st. George and the
Dragon, by Pstrucci, first adopted
for the sovereigns of George w.
The reverses OF the half-sovereign
and lhreepence remain unchanged,
except that the crown has been
assimilated to that used for the new
elllgy. The ST. George and the
Dragon design will be resumed for
the five-pound piece, the double
sovereign and the dve-shilling piece,
this design having been adopted for
these pieces when originally struck.
The half-crown will bear the same
reverse as that coin bore when first
issued, a design of considerable
merit by Merlin, while in future the
shilling and six-penny piece will,
like the half-crown, bear the Royal
arms, crowned and surrounded by
the Garter, instead of the words "six
pence" and shilling" as at pre-
sent. One addition will he made to
the coins now in circulation by the
issue of a double form. The re-
verse is composed Of crown shields,
bearing the arms of the United
Kingdom arranged in the form of
cross between scepters, a device
which was first adopted for coins of
Charles Ill. 1t was designed by
Thomas Simon, a celebrated English
engraver of that time. The reverse
of the llorin will bear the same de-
sign, in place of the rose, sham
rock and thistle as at present. The
Queen has further commanded that
the liftieth anniversary of her uc-
cession should be commemorated by
the issue of medal. The elligy for
this, which is also designed by Mr..
Boehm, has a somewhat more ornate
veil than that on the coin, and on
the bust, in addition to the Victoria
and Albert order, is shown the
badge of the Imperial Order of the
Crown of India. The reverse is
designed by Sir Frederick Leighton.
In the center figure representing
the British Empire sits enthroned,
resting one hand on the sword of
Justice and holding in the other the
symbol of victorious rule. A lion is
seen on each side of the throne. At
the feet of the seated figure lies
Mercury, the God of Commerce. the
mainstay of imperial strength, hold
ing in one hand a cup heaped with
gold. Opposite to him sits the
Genius of Electricity and Steam.
Below, again, five shields banded
together bear the names of the five
{ Ontinents, Europe, Asia, Africa,
America and Australasia, over which
the Empire extends. On each side
of the figure of Empire stand the
Dersonified elements of its greatness
ON the right (of the spectator)
Industry and AgrIculture-on the
left, Science, Letters and Art.
Above, the occasion of the celebra-
ton commemorated is expressed by
two winged figures representing the
year 1887 (the advancing figure)
and the year 1887 with averted
head), holding each wreath.
Where these wreaths interlock the
letters V. r. l. appear, and over all
the words "In Commemoration."
The issue of both the new coins and
the medal began on June 2lst, the
day appointed for the celebration of
Her Majesty's Jubilee N. Y. i
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